Seria A Highlights: Milan beats Sampdoria

Olivier Giroud's penalty earned 10-man AC Milan a deserving 2-1 victory at Sampdoria in Serie A on Saturday, giving them their first away win of the year. With 14 points after six games and an undefeated record, Milan has climbed up to tie for second with Napoli. Rafael Leao expertly placed forward Junior Messias in the area, and the Brazilian gave the champions the lead with a low goal in the sixth minute.

Milan played well in the first half, but after the interval, things became difficult for the visitors when Leao was sent off for receiving a second yellow card for a scissor kick that struck defender Alex Ferrari in the head. In the 57th minute, Sampdoria's Serbian midfielder Filip Djuricic headed in a brilliant lofted pass from defender Tommaso Augello to take advantage of the situation.